Improvement in safety apparatus for railroads



, a; B PROHIAS. I SAFETY APPARATUS Fen ammoAns,

No. 174,437. awn-ea March *7, 18 7 6.

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UNITED; STATES PATENT OFFICE JOHN B. r oaIAs OF NEW YORK, QY.

IMPROVEMENT IN SAFETY APPARATUS FOR RAILROADS.

Specilh ation Iormirg part of Letters Patent No. 174,437, dated March 7,1876; application filed December 4, 1875.

To all whom it may concern: Be it known that 1, JOHN Boson PROHIAS,

of the city, county, and State of New York,

have invented a new and Improved Safety Apparatus for Railroad-Oars, ofwhich the followingis a specification:

.will catch on these side railsby the projections, and thus be preventedfrom injury. Jfhe contriva-nce is also designed to be such that incrossing swamps, rivers, and other places where the ordinary railscannot be well laid,

the cars may run altogether by the grooved wheels out-he guard-rails,the latter being' firmly supported on the piles, and the wheels beingsuitably connected with the power.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved safety apparatus applied toan ordinary rail- Fig. 2 is a sectional elevation.

Similar letters of reference indicate correspondin g parts.

V A represents the elevated safety guard-rails,

which are supported at, the sides of the car B on strong piles or othersupports 0, either connected with the structure D of the permanent way,or supported independentlyon the ground. E represents hooks, and :Fguard-wheel projections from the body of the car in such rela-- JOHNBOSCH PROHIAS.

Witnesses:

T. B. MOSHER, ALEX. F. ROBERTS.

